REDDING, Calif. - As the race for the regular season Cal Pac title heats up, Simpson bared down against La Sierra and were able to lock up the a slot in the Cal Pac playoffs.
In the four game series that suffered numerous game time changes and a rain delay, the Red Hawks remained focused throughout the series taking three games in the four game series.
Game 1:
Seven of the nine Simpson hits came from
Alexis Parras,
Mia Olvera, and
Deja Acosta as Olvera led the way with pair RBIs in the series opener.
Sydney Moorhead went the distance again in the circle recording her 13th win of the year tallying five strikeouts. Simpson did most of its damage in the 5th inning as Olvera brought in Parras and Davies on her first career triple. Olvera would later touch home on a sacrifice bunt.
Game 2:
Game two was delayed in the bottom of the 2nd inning immediately following a solo homerun off the bat of
Mia Olvera to cut the La Sierra lead to two runs at 3-1. The game would resume the following day and the Red Hawks used the broken La Sierra momentum to their advantage scoring three runs in the 3rd inning.
Brianna Lopez relieved Kranz in the 2nd inning and picked up the win, while Moorhead notched the final out and the save.
Game 3:
La Sierra's Sarai Camacho dominated from her first pitch recording the five inning, three-hit shutout. Nichols gave up seven earned runs, some that were the case of mental errors by the Simpson defense falling 8-0.
Game 4:
With Moorhead back in the circle, Simpson was back in the driver's seat. The offense once again found its groove in the 3rd inning tallying five runs as eight batters came to the plate.
Alexis Parras and
Mia Olvera again headlined the Red Hawk attack combining for five hits, two home runs and three runs batted in.
Deja Acosta also added two RBIs on a single in the fifth inning.
Sydney Moorhead tallied her 14th win in the complete game victory striking out six La Sierra batters.
UP NEXT:
The Red Hawks will get a week off before finishing their regular season at home against Benedictine University on April 28th with first pitch set for 2 pm.
